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Game of Goose (1587)
Playtime: 20
Min. Age: 5
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Galison, Playbox, Reclame Uitgaven De Beukelaer, Editrice Giochi, Johann Trautner, ABC Nürnberg, Chupa Chups, Galleryplay, Wild Horse, Clown Games, Mon Petit Art, Watilliaux, Galt Toys, Carrom Art, Marigó, ABRA, Epinal, Berliner Spielkarten, University Games, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Editions ATLAS, Schmidt Spiele, Verlag G.N. Renner, Spear's Games, Ludens Spirit, Carlit, Egel-Spelen, Kids Games Ltd, Società Editrice Internazionale, Diabolo, Bookmark Verlag, MB Spellen, Nederlandse Spellenfabriek B.V. Amsterdam, Jumbo, Douwe Egberts, J Vlieger, (Unknown), Robert Sayer, Djeco, Cayro, The Games, Inovac Rima SA, Peri Spiele, David Funck, play time, Nathan, Jos. Scholz, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), Papita, John Bowles & Son, Tactic, Reader's Digest, Clementoni, Oehmigke & Riemschneider, Jeu Jura, Tomland, Palet spil, Hausser, Pellerin & Cie, Rubinstein, (Public Domain), Nürburg Spiele, Noris Spiele, R. H. Laurie, Georg Nikolaus Renner, Kadon Enterprises, Société Générale Polishes, Jeux Stella, John Wallis, Martin Fritz, Christian Janicot, Tietz und Pinthus, King International, Koster Brothers, Otto Maier Verlag, H. Overton, Daniel Mercier Chocolatier & Créateur, Mulder, Το Καλό Παιχνίδι Α.Ε., Verlag J. A. Steinkamp, MB Juegos, Brimtoy, Waldpost Spiele-Verlag, Brückner Spiele, Role of Honour Games, White Horse, Schmidt France, Peliko Oy, HEMA, René Ackermann, Altap, Johann Raab, Louvre Editions, Abel Klinger, Carlo Coriolani, Sala, La Petite Boîte, Klee, Ravensburger, (Self-Published), Saussine Editeur, Majora, ΕΠΑ (EPA), Selecta Spielzeug, Diset S. A., Sio, Zwan, Ricon, XVIe, Dominioni Editore, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, ERA Aux Fruits D'Orient, Borras Plana S.A.
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Yasmin Imamura, Michael Holzbecher, Martin Jarrie, Florence Thuillier, Sébastien Chebret, Mauro Gariglio, Claude Deschamps, Séverine Prélat, Eugen Osswald
Mechanics: Roll / Spin and Move, Track Movement, Events, Dice Rolling, Lose a Turn, Race
Min. Age: 5
Players: 2 - 6
Publisher: Galison, Playbox, Reclame Uitgaven De Beukelaer, Editrice Giochi, Johann Trautner, ABC Nürnberg, Chupa Chups, Galleryplay, Wild Horse, Clown Games, Mon Petit Art, Watilliaux, Galt Toys, Carrom Art, Marigó, ABRA, Epinal, Berliner Spielkarten, University Games, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Editions ATLAS, Schmidt Spiele, Verlag G.N. Renner, Spear's Games, Ludens Spirit, Carlit, Egel-Spelen, Kids Games Ltd, Società Editrice Internazionale, Diabolo, Bookmark Verlag, MB Spellen, Nederlandse Spellenfabriek B.V. Amsterdam, Jumbo, Douwe Egberts, J Vlieger, (Unknown), Robert Sayer, Djeco, Cayro, The Games, Inovac Rima SA, Peri Spiele, David Funck, play time, Nathan, Jos. Scholz, Fratelli Fabbri Editori (Fabbri Editore), Papita, John Bowles & Son, Tactic, Reader's Digest, Clementoni, Oehmigke & Riemschneider, Jeu Jura, Tomland, Palet spil, Hausser, Pellerin & Cie, Rubinstein, (Public Domain), Nürburg Spiele, Noris Spiele, R. H. Laurie, Georg Nikolaus Renner, Kadon Enterprises, Société Générale Polishes, Jeux Stella, John Wallis, Martin Fritz, Christian Janicot, Tietz und Pinthus, King International, Koster Brothers, Otto Maier Verlag, H. Overton, Daniel Mercier Chocolatier & Créateur, Mulder, Το Καλό Παιχνίδι Α.Ε., Verlag J. A. Steinkamp, MB Juegos, Brimtoy, Waldpost Spiele-Verlag, Brückner Spiele, Role of Honour Games, White Horse, Schmidt France, Peliko Oy, HEMA, René Ackermann, Altap, Johann Raab, Louvre Editions, Abel Klinger, Carlo Coriolani, Sala, La Petite Boîte, Klee, Ravensburger, (Self-Published), Saussine Editeur, Majora, ΕΠΑ (EPA), Selecta Spielzeug, Diset S. A., Sio, Zwan, Ricon, XVIe, Dominioni Editore, ASS Altenburger Spielkarten, ERA Aux Fruits D'Orient, Borras Plana S.A.
Designers: (Uncredited)
Artists: Yasmin Imamura, Michael Holzbecher, Martin Jarrie, Florence Thuillier, Sébastien Chebret, Mauro Gariglio, Claude Deschamps, Séverine Prélat, Eugen Osswald
Mechanics: Roll / Spin and Move, Track Movement, Events, Dice Rolling, Lose a Turn, Race
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The Game of Goose is an ancient children's classic, possibly tracing its roots all the way to the Ancient Egyptian game of Mehen which was played in early Old Kingdom times.
Francesco de Medici in Italy sent a copy of this game to King Felipe II of Spain during the 16th century.
It became one of the most popular games in Europe during that time.
Circa 1600, Benoît Rigaud's heirs printed in Lyon "Le Jeu de l'oye, renouvellé des Grecs, jeu de grand plaisir, comme aujourd'huy princes & grands seigneur" [sic] "le pratiquent" - Le jeu de l'oie, renewed from the Greeks, game of great pleasure, as today princes and great lord [sic] play it -, the oldest French copy known.
Father Claude-François Menestrier describes the game in his "Bibliothèque curieuse et instructive" (1704) : 'There's another type of game, that seems easier to learn, and easier to play; it's the game of goose so common and it is said to come from the Greeks, though nothing can be found about it in their authors. This game is much easier than cards game, because it's always wholly displayed to the players, and, being in the form of a snail or spirally folded snake, it's appropriate to print the things that one wants to learn...'.
The game became an instant hit in France in the 1600s, and engendered a lot of variants (educational, commemorative, ...) up to the present day.
It turned up later in England about 1750, according to Whitehouse, under the title "Royall & most pleasant game of the goose - Invented at the Consistory in Rome and are printed and sold by H. OVERTON at Ye White Horse without Newgate where all sorts of Fine Prints and maps are Sold and Framed at Reasonable Rate".
By 1851 it had been copied by the American publisher J.P. Beach of New York who entitled it The Jolly Game of Goose. An 1855 edition was called simply The Game of Goose.
It is a simple game of racing, using a spiral track with lovely illustrations. The main principle is one shared with Snakes and Ladders as well as the later Game of Life: virtue is rewarded and vice is punished.
Schmidt Spiele rates their Gänsespiel for ages 5 and up.
Bibliography
Whitehouse, F. R. B. (1971) [1951]. Table games of Georgian and Victorian days. Birmingham: Priory Press Ltd.
'Jeux de princes, jeux de vilains', edited by Eve Netchine, Bibliothèque nationale de France / Seuil (2009).
--gameplay description from Wikipedia:
The board consists of a track with consecutively numbered spaces (usually 63), and is often arranged in a spiral with the starting point at the outside. Each player's piece is moved according to throws of one or two dice. Scattered throughout the board are a number of spaces on which a goose is depicted; landing on a goose allows the player to move again by the same distance. Additional shortcuts, such as spaces marked with a bridge, move the player to some other specified position. There are also a few penalty spaces which force the player to move backwards or lose one or more turns, the most recognizable being the one marked with a skull and symbolizing death; landing on this space results in the player being sent back to start. On Spanish boards the reverse is usually a Pachisi board.
Many themed versions of the game have been created, depicting topics as diverse as ice skating, Richard Nixon, and sewage pumps. These can be valued for their historical or artistic merits even by those who have no interest in the game itself, with some editions having been sold for thousands of dollars at auction or displayed in museums.
Francesco de Medici in Italy sent a copy of this game to King Felipe II of Spain during the 16th century.
It became one of the most popular games in Europe during that time.
Circa 1600, Benoît Rigaud's heirs printed in Lyon "Le Jeu de l'oye, renouvellé des Grecs, jeu de grand plaisir, comme aujourd'huy princes & grands seigneur" [sic] "le pratiquent" - Le jeu de l'oie, renewed from the Greeks, game of great pleasure, as today princes and great lord [sic] play it -, the oldest French copy known.
Father Claude-François Menestrier describes the game in his "Bibliothèque curieuse et instructive" (1704) : 'There's another type of game, that seems easier to learn, and easier to play; it's the game of goose so common and it is said to come from the Greeks, though nothing can be found about it in their authors. This game is much easier than cards game, because it's always wholly displayed to the players, and, being in the form of a snail or spirally folded snake, it's appropriate to print the things that one wants to learn...'.
The game became an instant hit in France in the 1600s, and engendered a lot of variants (educational, commemorative, ...) up to the present day.
It turned up later in England about 1750, according to Whitehouse, under the title "Royall & most pleasant game of the goose - Invented at the Consistory in Rome and are printed and sold by H. OVERTON at Ye White Horse without Newgate where all sorts of Fine Prints and maps are Sold and Framed at Reasonable Rate".
By 1851 it had been copied by the American publisher J.P. Beach of New York who entitled it The Jolly Game of Goose. An 1855 edition was called simply The Game of Goose.
It is a simple game of racing, using a spiral track with lovely illustrations. The main principle is one shared with Snakes and Ladders as well as the later Game of Life: virtue is rewarded and vice is punished.
Schmidt Spiele rates their Gänsespiel for ages 5 and up.
Bibliography
Whitehouse, F. R. B. (1971) [1951]. Table games of Georgian and Victorian days. Birmingham: Priory Press Ltd.
'Jeux de princes, jeux de vilains', edited by Eve Netchine, Bibliothèque nationale de France / Seuil (2009).
--gameplay description from Wikipedia:
The board consists of a track with consecutively numbered spaces (usually 63), and is often arranged in a spiral with the starting point at the outside. Each player's piece is moved according to throws of one or two dice. Scattered throughout the board are a number of spaces on which a goose is depicted; landing on a goose allows the player to move again by the same distance. Additional shortcuts, such as spaces marked with a bridge, move the player to some other specified position. There are also a few penalty spaces which force the player to move backwards or lose one or more turns, the most recognizable being the one marked with a skull and symbolizing death; landing on this space results in the player being sent back to start. On Spanish boards the reverse is usually a Pachisi board.
Many themed versions of the game have been created, depicting topics as diverse as ice skating, Richard Nixon, and sewage pumps. These can be valued for their historical or artistic merits even by those who have no interest in the game itself, with some editions having been sold for thousands of dollars at auction or displayed in museums.
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The game was also published under these names:
Das lustige Affenspiel für Jung und Alt ,
Jeu de L'oie et Petits Chevaux ,
Le Jeu d'Oie ,
Reuze Ganzenbord ,
Jeu de l'Oie: Pédagogique – Sur la culture du Cacao ,
Zodiac Race Classic Game Bandana ,
Oudhollands Ganzenbord ,
Lustiges Gänse Spiel ,
Ganzenbord ,
Het nieuwe ganzenspel ,
Wilde-Ganzenbord ,
The Royal Game of Goose ,
Reise in die Ewigkeit ,
Oud-Hollandsch Ganzenbord ,
Das Khurtzweillige Fortuna-Spill ,
De school gaat uit ,
Il Gioco di Jules Verne ,
Oud Hollands Ganzenbord ,
Löwenspiel ,
Das neue Affenspiel ,
Comme du Buerre ,
I personaggi della Commedia ,
Piraña wildwaterspel ,
Goose Game ,
Jeu du Chemin de Fer ou du Jeu de l'oie ferroviaire ,
Jogo da Glória ,
Piggelmee ,
Het Samson Spel ,
Το παιχνίδι της χήνας ,
Auf dem Gänseanger ,
Gänsespiel ,
Laurie's New and Entertaining Game of the Golden Goose ,
El joc de l'oca ,
Grand Jeu de L'Oie ,
Il Gioco Dell' Oca Dilettevole ,
Game of Goose ,
Das Gänsespiel ,
Il Gioco dell'Oca del Lago di Como ,
Jeu de l'oie du RCCH: Rugby Club Cherbourg-Hague ,
Nouveau Jeu De L'Oie ,
Det nya gåsspelet ,
Jeu de l'oie: Un petit tour au musée du Louvre ,
Jeu de l'Huile de Table des Chartreux ,
Het Oud Hollandse Ganzenbord ,
La Oca Loca ,
Ganzebord ,
Le Jeu Des Bons Enfans ,
The Game of Goose set around Lake Como ,
Neues Gänse Spiel ,
Het Apenspel ,
Nederlandsch Ganze Spel ,
Die große Überfahrt: Gänsespiel ,
El juego de la oca ,
Royall & most pleasant game of the goose ,
Jeu de l'âne Noirmoutier ,
Ein Neu-Erfundenes Ganss-Spiel ,
Joc de l'oca ,
Gåsspelet ,
The Game of the Goose ,
Leeuwenspel ,
The Royal Game of the Goose ,
Il Gioco con le Oche ,
Gänse-Spiel ,
Giuoco dell'Oca ,
Het Ganzenbord ,
Gåsespillet ,
Ganzenbord Assen ,
Il Gioco dell'Oca ,
Jogo do Ganso ,
Neues Gänsespiel ,
Gänseliesl ,
Juego de la oca ,
Gässpelet ,
Drillepind ,
Il gioco dell'oca di Milano ,
Jeu de l'oie des archives départementales du Gard ,
Jeu de l'Oie F.C.Grenoble Rugby ,
Kva-Kvaak hanhipeli ,
Oud-Hollands Ganzenbord ,
Il dilettevole Gioco di Loca ,
Het echt ganzenspel ,
Le Jeu de l'Oie ,
Europe Game ,
Het Aloude Ganzenspel ,
Gioco dell'Oca ,
Gänse Spiel ,
Le Jeu du Crocodile Nîmois ,
Das kleine Gänsespiel ,
Das Grosse Gänse Spiel ,
The new and marvellous game of the goose, or, one man's morris-off ,
Ganzenbord 3D ,
Ganzenbord spelkleed ,
Goosegame ,
Het Nieuw en Vemaecklyck Gansespel ,
En voyage avec Vauban ,
Het Efteling Spel ,
Jeu de l'Oie ,
The New and Favorite Game of Mother Goose and the Golden Egg ,
Het Out-Hollandse Ganzenbord
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